Leg (disambiguation)
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Leg
Leg
Łęg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Ełk *Part of the Czyżyny district of Kraków*Łęg, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...

is a limb used to support an animal.

Leg or legs may also refer to:
  • Cabriole leg
    Cabriole leg
    A cabriole leg is one of four vertical supports of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves; the upper arc is convex, while lower is concave; the upper curve always bows outward, while the lower curve bows inward. The axes of the two curves must lie within the same plane...

    , a furniture support
  • Chair leg, a furniture support
  • Frog legs
    Frog legs
    Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French and Cantonese cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as Thailand, Vietnam, the region of Alentejo in Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, northwest Greece, and the Piemonte region in Italy, as well as the Southern regions of the...

    , a dish
  • Wine legs

Sports, gaming, travel

  • A segment of a trip
    Trip
    Trip may refer to travel, a vacation, or a psychedelic experience. It is also an informal description for a circuit breaker or its action. Trip may also refer to:-People:*Trip Adler , American entrepreneur...

    , a concert tour, a relay race
    Relay race
    During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...

    , etc.
    • Anchor leg
      Anchor leg
      Anchor leg refers to the final position in a relay race. The term is commonly used with respect to relays in athletics. Typically, the anchor leg of a relay is given to the fastest or most experienced competitor on a team...

      , the last part of a relay race
  • Leg (rallying)
    Leg (rallying)
    In rallying, a leg is each day of the whole event. For example, as of 2005 each WRC event lasts over 3 legs - from Friday over Saturday to Sunday ....

  • Leg (sailing), a distance that a sailing
    Sailing
    Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

     vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other; also one side of a multiple-sided (often a triangle) course in a sailing race
  • Leg (sport), one game of a two-legged match
  • A single game of darts

Entertainment

  • Legs (comics)
    Legs (comics)
    -External links:* on the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe website....

    , a supporting character in various Batman comics, published by DC Comics
  • Legs, a fictional member of the Springfield Mafia in The Simpsons
  • "Legs" (song)
    Legs (song)
    "Legs" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States...

    , a 1983 song by ZZ Top
  • Legs McNeil
    Legs McNeil
    Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil is a writer and rock music historian. He is the co-founder and a writer for Punk Magazine; he is also a former senior editor at Spin Magazine, and the founder and editor of Nerve magazine .- Punk Magazine:At the age of 18, McNeil gathered with two high school...

     (born 1956), a co-founder and a writer for Punk Magazine

Places

  • Leg (Netherlands), a village in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam
    Alphen-Chaam
    - Population centres :Towns:*Alphen *Chaam *Galder Hamlets :*Alphen-Boshoven*Alphen-Oosterwijk*Boslust*Cauwelaar...

     in the Netherlands
  • Łęg, many places in Poland
  • LEG
    Leg
    Łęg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Ełk *Part of the Czyżyny district of Kraków*Łęg, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...

    , Lea Green railway station in St. Helens, Merseyside, England
  • Lég
    Leg
    Łęg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Ełk *Part of the Czyżyny district of Kraków*Łęg, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...

     (Lehnice), a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia

Other

  • Cathetus
    Cathetus
    In a right triangle, the cathetus , commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle. It is occasionally called the periphrasis . The side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse...

    , in geometry, "leg" lines that form angles or triangles
  • Another name for a stream of cash flow in finance; see swap (finance)
    Swap (finance)
    In finance, a swap is a derivative in which counterparties exchange certain benefits of one party's financial instrument for those of the other party's financial instrument. The benefits in question depend on the type of financial instruments involved...

  • Slightly contemptuous military slang
    Military slang
    Military slang is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces. It often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporates aspects of...

     used by US Army airborne-qualified troops to refer to regular infantry
    Infantry
    Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

    , the insinuation being that regular infantry have to use their legs (i.e. foot march) to get anywhere, whereas airborne soldiers can parachute in

See also

  • Legg, surname
  • Legge
    Legge
    There are various people surnamed Legge.*Anthony Legge , British archaeologist*George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth *George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth *Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth...

    , surname
  • Legs Diamond (disambiguation)
  • Segment (disambiguation)
  • Support (disambiguation)
  • Tripod (disambiguation)
    Tripod (disambiguation)
    A tripod is a three-legged support device.Tripod may also refer to:* Tripod * Tripod * Sacrificial tripod, a type of ancient Greek altar* Tripod , an Australian musical comedy act* TriPod , a rock trio...

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